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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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